Pot-stirrer



(No'ModeL) A. CAUFMAN.

POT STIRRBR.

No. 268,185. Patented Nov. 28,1882.

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ABRAHAM OAUFMAN, OF WINFIELD, KANSAS.

POT-=STl RRER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,185, dated November28, 1882, Application filed October 3, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM OAUFMAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Winfield, in the county of Cowley and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPot-Stirrers; and

- I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

' such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make. and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification. This invention relates to animprovement in domestic implements for stirring the contents ofcooking'vessels; and it consists of a r0 tary stirrer which is mountedon a frame provided with means for attaching the same to the rim of thecooking-vessel and supporting the rotary shafts, as will be hereinafterset forth, andpointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention,showing the same applied; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section.

in the annexed drawings, A represents a cooking vessel or pot of usualconstruction, and of a size such as are used for makingfruitbutter,which pots are usually provided with an enlarged circumferential rim. Tosuch vessels my invention is adapted to be applied.

B represents a cross-bar, which is provided with a central opening orhearing, through which passes a vertical shaft, which is provided withstirrers ab b,the lowerstirrer being pivoted to the lower portion of theshaft, andof a shape to correspond with the bottom of the cookingvessel.The other stirrer s,b I), extend from this shaft horizontally, and areof ordinary construction. This vertical shaft 0 is provided. at itsupper end,above the cross-bar B,with a suitable gear-wheel. Thecross-barB is provided at its central portion with ahorizontally-extending portion, B, from which projects a shaft-support,D, as shown in Fig.1, having a shaft-bearing through which passes thehorizontal shaft E, having on one end a cog-wheel, F, and on the otherend a removable crank or handle, G, for rotating the parts.

The shaft E is provided with a support, H, which consists of a verticalstandard having a shaft-bearing of the same diameter as the horizontalshaft. This shaft is held in a vertached to its lower end, which footrests or is secured to the floor near the stove.

The ends of the cross-bar B are provided with clamps for securing thesame to the rim of the pot, which clamps consist of two plates,

d and o. The inner plates, d (I, are inclined inwardly, and are rigidlyattached to the frame. The outer plates of the clamps are curved attheir lower end, so as to embrace the rim of the pot. These clamps aretightened or loos- 6 ened by the thuinb-nutsf, which are attached to ascrew-threaded bolt which passes through the plates and into thecross-bar B.

The mode of operation of this invention is fully illustrated in Fig. 1of the accompanying 7o drawings.

When it is desirable to remove the cooking-vessel from the stove theclamps attached to the cross-bar B are loosened and the vessel is movedtoward the standard H. the shaft 7 slipping through the bearing on theend of the same. When the vessel is free from the stove it may belowered, and thus separated from the stirrers.

When it is desirable to remove the stirrers So from the standard thecrank or handle is taken from the shaft, and the latter is thenwithdrawn from the bearings. If desirable, the standard may be attachedto the foot or support so as to rotate or turn therein. 8

Thus having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a device for stirring the contentsof cooking-vessels, therot-ary stirrer 0, supported 0 within acooking-vessel by the cross-bar B, having vertical and horizontalshaft-bearings formed thereon and provided at its ends with clamps tieand nutsf, for embracing the rim of the vessel, in combination with thehorizontal 5 shaft E, connecting means, and support H, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a device for stirring the contents of cooking-vessels, thecross-bar B, having vertical andhorizontal shaft-bearings and means toofor attaching the same to the rim of the cookingvessel, substantially asdescribed and shown.

In testimony whereofI affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM OAUFMAN.

\Vitnesses G. H. BUGKMAN, M. G. TROUP.

